Monographie des picidées ou histoire naturelle des picidés, picumninés, yuncinés ou torcols, 4 vol. (2 of text, 2 of plates), FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, each volume signed by the author (volumes 1 and 3 numbered 65, the others numbered 5), 123 hand-coloured lithographed plates by A. Delehay, C. Mesnel and P. Oudart, some heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, occasional spotting, contemporary green half morocco gilt by De Coverley (with small stamp on front free endpapers), t.e.g. [Anker 321; Fine Bird Books, p.92; Nissen IVB 587; Wood, p.449; Zimmer, p.415], folio (542 x 350mm.), Metz, Jules Verronnais, [1859]-1861-1862
Monographie des picidées ou histoire naturelle des picidés, picumninés, yuncinés ou torcols, 4 vol. (2 of text, 2 of plates), FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, each volume signed by the author (volumes 1 and 3 numbered 65, the others numbered 5), 123 hand-coloured lithographed plates by A. Delehay, C. Mesnel and P. Oudart, some heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, occasional spotting, contemporary green half morocco gilt by De Coverley (with small stamp on front free endpapers), t.e.g. [Anker 321; Fine Bird Books, p.92; Nissen IVB 587; Wood, p.449; Zimmer, p.415], folio (542 x 350mm.), Metz, Jules Verronnais, [1859]-1861-1862
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